The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
Current Events.

The dispatches from Arizona and Mexi-
co of Sunday and Monday give further
particulars of the earthquake OF May I'd.
At Guaymas, Mexico, after the shock, huge
assures opened in the earth's crust, into
which bouders, trees and houses disap
peared; houses were demolished and
whole families were kllled-a day OF
slaughter. On the 4th the village of Mon
tezuma was inundated by great streams of
molten lava from two new VOLCANOES, oblit
Grating the village, 100 people being swal-
lowed up In the burning lava, In other
parts of the same section of country many
people were killed and much property de-
stroyed. Good, however, seems TO have
come with the fearful evil; for In Sonora
the earthquake is said to have filled the
canons with water-a great boon to the
country, as there are thousands of acres of
good lands which needed only water +"
make them valuable. Another good effect
of the earthquake Is the opening of two
large gold veins, which were discovered In
Santa Catalina mountains at point
where the whole side of the mountain slid
down. Several prospecting parties have
gone to locate claims.
The usual spring labor difficulties are
upon the country again. From the east
and the west alike come reports of Difficult
ties among the coal, coke, and iron work
ers and IN Chicago particularly the hands
engaged In building have put stop to
that industry, hod.carriers, carpenters and
brick -layers having struck for Saturday as
pay day. The builders and all the materi.
al men at once pooled their Issues" and
Ia,1 Ah, hail lneo
having locked out the brick layers and
bod. carriers, while the material men will
back the builders In the effort to force a
settlement. The effect on the season will
be disastrous, no doubt, unless the Difficult
ty Is speedily settled MS architects are
rapidly shelving their plans In consequence
of the trouble. Work has been stopped on
one building for which contracts were 10
be let this week which alone represents
million and half OF money.
On Thursday last the bronze statute of
Garfield, erected by the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland, was unveiled at
Washington In the ceremonies of which
were participated In by the President, the
Cabinet, and the military OF the city The
number of members of the old Army of
ously small but this Is probably owing to
the fact that Garfield was not one of Its
conspicuous commanders. The address
was by Speaker Keifer, of Ohio of unsav.
DRY memory who was followed by Presi.
dent Cleveland, who accepted the gift on
behalf of the nation. The statute Is the
work of the artist J. q A. Ward. The
statute stands on 10 feet of granite, the face
haipu % faat abnya tho Urnupi II rapra
sents Garfield speaking out of doors with
uncovered head thrown back ana making
a GESTURE with his left hand 1t cost
$5674S.
VIM. O'Brien arrived In New York from
Ireland on Monday night last, on his way
20 Montreal. He was met In the dead of
night 40 miles from New York anu taken
on board smaller vessel to the city, He
says he was subjected to many annoyances
and insults on board the Umbria by the
passengers, and was not sorry to- leave the
ship, even at that unseemly hour of the
night He was then presented with an adj
dress OF welcome, to which he replied.
He emphatically denied that thereports of
Parnelps illhealth are true, rs the great
leader Is In fact 10 perfect health-never
better. On Tuesday he left New York for
Montreal, where he arrived on Wednesday.
He was met by an immense crowd of PEG
pie, to whom he made short speech and
In the evening he addressed monster
meeting In hall capable of holding 1000
people. The object of Mr.. O'Brien's visit
10 Canada Is to show the Canadians Just |
what Lord Lansdowne, their Governor
Gen'l., is doing as a rack renting landlord |
on his estates In ireland. "Ii' he says, |
"you send Lord Lansdowne home with the
stamp of Canadian dissatisfaction on his |
brow, you will enable us TO laugh coer.
cion, and strengthen the arms of Gladstone
70 put an end TO eviction for all time to
come" This is his mission. lfthe return
Of Lansdowne would do as lie says all the
world ought TO wish O'Brien Godspeed
Oa wednesday report was Ia circula-
ton In London that Parhell was dead but
1t proved 10 be canard. On the same day
Mr.. Gladstone gave luncheon - 40 non.
conformist ministers, at which time he
made ali address of an hours length ON the
state of Ireland. He said there never had
been any reason for charging the Parnell-
ties with completely In Irish disorders and
that union of the liberals with the Par
nellites was perfectly legitimate and open,
because II was union founded In a com.
munity of beliefs. The coercion bill, he
said, was an attack On the press, because II